Concept
Subcutaneous fluid retention
溢饮yi yin
2 sources
In the Golden Cabinet (《金匮要略》) tradition, subcutaneous fluid retention (溢饮) is a disease/condition described in the Essential Prescriptions (金匮要略, ch.12) — one of the four phlegm-fluid disorders — by drinking-fluid spreading to the four limbs where sweating that ought to occur does not, leaving the body aching and heavy. A historical disease-category for reference, not a diagnostic or treatment guide.
Source
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略·痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二》条2（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）
References
- 金匮要略第十二篇 溢饮 界说句（条2「謂之溢飲」），自撰英文非逐字
- WHO IST-TCM 2022 术语对齐（WGM2# 1738 Subcutaneous fluid retention）
Full definition
Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.
飲水流行，歸於四肢，當汗出而不汗出，身體疼重，謂之溢飲。
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略·痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二》条2（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its definition.
- WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine · World Health Organization · WHO IST-TCM 2022, WGM2# 1738（§2 诊断、病证和体质术语·痰饮类病 Subcutaneous fluid retention）Cited from WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine for its standardized terminology.